Jaconé Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let's have a look at what's cookin' for Jaconé. It’s a bit of a slow starter, but there are a couple of windows that’ll get the stoke up.

We’re looking at an exposed S to SE facing beach break, and it’s an intermediate-level spot. The water is sittin' around 73°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year – nothing weird going on there.

Alright, the first few days are a bit of a write-off. Sunday afternoon (16th) is a washout with a stiff 22 mph cross-off breeze making a mess of a 4ft S swell. Monday (17th) morning is the first glimmer of hope with a 3ft S groundswell (11-second period) and a clean offshore breeze, giving us moderate wave energy. That's a solid little session for the early birds. Tuesday (18th) morning keeps the clean theme with a gentler offshore and a 4ft E swell, but the period drops to 7 seconds so it’ll be a bit weaker.

Wednesday and Thursday (19th-20th) are pretty ordinary. Tiny waves – under 3 feet – and weak energy. You could get a few but it’s not going to light your fire.

Now, here's the first real standout. Friday morning, the 21st of August. We’ve got a 6ft swell from the ENE with a 8-second period, and the energy is pumping. The wind is a light cross-off breeze, so it should be clean. That’s a fun size, not too big, not too small. It gets a bit lumpy in the arvo when the wind swings onshore, so get on it early. Crowds are a possibility here, so keep an eye out.

Saturday the 22nd starts off glassy with a 4ft SSW swell, but the real deal kicks off on Sunday morning, the 23rd. We have a 6ft SSW groundswell with an 11-second period and a clean cross-off wind. That's a proper, punchy 6ft with good energy. That’s your second standout. It’s got that longer period which means better shaped waves and easier paddling.

Things get a bit more serious and expert-only from the 25th. Tuesday morning (25th) the swell jumps to a solid 10ft from the SSW with a very long 13-second period. The energy is massive. The wind is light and cross-off, but at that size, it’s for experienced chargers only. Tuesday afternoon looks slightly better at 8ft with glassy conditions – a proper big-wave window for those who know what they’re doing.

After that, the swell drops back down through the week, with onshore winds and rain making conditions pretty average through to the 27th. We get another little clean window on Saturday morning, the 29th, with a 5ft ENE swell and a gentle offshore. It’s not huge, but it’s clean and rideable.

The last couple of days of August and into the 31st fizzle out to tiny, weak and choppy conditions.

So, to sum it up: Friday morning the 21st and Sunday morning the 23rd are your best bets for the overall mix of size, clean conditions and good energy. The 25th is for the big-wave crew only.

Rusty.

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